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Asunción, capital of Paraguay: facts and figures
Asunción is the capital of Paraguay. It has about 3,300,000 residents, which makes it the 43rd most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 89 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Buenos Aires, 1,041 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Continent | South America |
| City population | 3,300,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 43rd of 172 |
| Elevation | 89 m |
| Founded | 1537 |
| Time zone | America/Asuncion |
| Coordinates | 25.26° S, 57.58° W |
| Country population | 7,013,078 residents |
| Country GDP | 49.3 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $7,027 |
| Life expectancy | 74.0 years |
| Internet users | 81.6 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Asunción averages 18.7 °C in winter and 27.5 °C in summer. July is the coldest month of the year and January the warmest, and the city receives 1,515 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 28.1 °C |
| February | 27.4 °C |
| March | 26.2 °C |
| April | 23.6 °C |
| May | 19.5 °C |
| June | 18.2 °C |
| July | 18.0 °C |
| August | 19.9 °C |
| September | 22.2 °C |
| October | 24.1 °C |
| November | 25.5 °C |
| December | 27.0 °C |
What makes it stand out
- Summer: hottest capital in South America (27.5 °C).
- Age: 3rd oldest capital in South America (1537).
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Buenos Aires is the closest capital to Asunción.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1,041 km |
| Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,081 km |
| Brasília | Brazil | 1,458 km |
| La Paz | Bolivia | 1,467 km |
| Santiago | Chile | 1,559 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Asunción is the capital of Paraguay, in South America, with about 3,300,000 residents, averaging 18.7 °C in winter and 27.5 °C in summer.
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What is the capital of Paraguay?
Asunción is the capital of Paraguay. It has about 3,300,000 residents and lies in South America.
How many people live in Asunción?
About 3,300,000, which ranks Asunción 43rd of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Asunción?
Asunción averages 18.7 °C in winter and 27.5 °C in summer, with 1,515 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Asunción?
GDP per capita in the country is $7,027, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
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- Brasília, capital of Brazil: facts and figures
Brasília is the capital of Brazil: 4,800,000 residents, 1,085 m above sea level, 20.5 °C from June to August and 22.5 °C from December to February.
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